Tempest

The Carbon 2 is a sequel to a watch the brand first released in 2014. Earlier this week, we reviewed the new Carbon 2 dual-crown diver from Tempest Watches.Forged carbon, as some of you may know, is a relatively new synthetic composite finding increased use in the automotive industry, where…

As you can read in my review, the Carbon 1 was a success. It was fun, unique, attractive, and brought this material into the realm of obtainability. Now, a little over a year and a half later, Tempest is following up on that watch with a new design, aptly titled…

I must say, seeing the lavishly factory-set, full pave dial-equipped Rolex GMT-Master II 116759SARU hands-on was much like a soul-searching experience. I had this dream once, where I met the high priest of some long-abolished civilization. Sitting on the ground, sipping on his weird pipe, with his eyes closed, he…

The Freak has returned. At SIHH this week, Ulysse Nardin updated its most prominent watch with new technology first seen last year inside the Innovision II. While the Innovision II was just a concept watch, its ideas have been fleshed out into what UN is calling the Freak Vision, which…

This year, Eaton’s collaboration takes the same approach of using unconventional materials by incorporating brushed bronze into the bezel. The Classic Fusion Bronze was directly inspired by the famous Charging Bull sculpture in New York’s Financial District that is also made of bronze. On the caseback, an Eaton-arranged medley of…